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The Supreme Court erases the constitutional right to abortion
The five-decade-old decision in Roe v Wade is overruled
Joe Biden signs into law landmark gun control bill.
The most significant US gun control bill in nearly 30 years has been signed into law by President Joe Biden.
It imposes tougher checks on young buyers and encourages states to remove guns from people considered a threat.
Congress approved the legislation with bipartisan support this week, following a spate of mass shootings.
Why inflation looks likely to stay above the pre-pandemic norm
Even as supply-chain snarls ease, wage growth and price expectations are ticking up.
NATO holds its most important summit in generations
The alliance is fortifying its eastern borders. But it is divided over how far to go in Ukraine
The comeback of Pride in America
This year’s Pride in New York certainly started with a bang: Madonna, an icon for LGBTQ people, performed a surprise show on Thursday, flanked by famous drag queens
Russian missiles hit a kindergarten and an apartment block in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. Joe Biden, America’s president, condemned the strikes as “barbarism”. On Saturday Russia gained full control of Severodonetsk in the country’s east, according to local officials. The fall of the city, after months of fighting, is Russia’s biggest military victory since capturing Mariupol in May.
Several liberal states began to take measures to further protect reproductive rights following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Lawmakers in California may propose a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution. Minnesota’s governor signed an executive order banning state agencies from co-operating with other states’ criminal investigations into women who seek care in Minnesota.
G7 leaders announced a plan to create a $600bn global infrastructure fund to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative in developing countries. The pledge was a product of the group’s annual meeting in southern Germany. President Joe Biden said America would aim to contribute $200bn in private and public funds to the project; the EU will muster $300bn.
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